The new modular BX3M series of upright microscopes from Olympus can be customised to suit any requirement, from a cost-effective workhorse to a high-end research system
Renishaw has released the inVia Qontor Raman microscope with LiveTrack focus tracking technology, enabling users to analyse samples with uneven, curved or rough surfaces.
Prior Scientific has announced the FB201 co-axial coarse and fine focusing block, designed for OEM microscopy applications where precise fine focus adjustment is required
Bruker has released the first quantitative super-resolution microscope, the Vutara 352, which offers speed, imaging depth, resolution, as well as real-time quantitative capabilities
Prior Scientific has introduced the OptiScan III, a powerful, entry level system for controlling the OptiScan range of motorised microscope stages and focusing devices
Featuring both confocal and super-resolution modes, the new Olympus SD-OSR microscope system has been launched
Super-resolution microscopy techniques have pushed the resolving power of light microscopes, but the methods can also cause photobleaching. Andy Extance discusses how scientific institutions and super-resolution companies are tackling this challenge
Physik Instrumente (PI) has introduced a new PInano super resolution (SR) microscope stage series, available in two variations: high precision with piezoresistive position feedback sensors, and high precision with high stability based on capacitive feedba
Leica Microsystems has launched the Leica DM4 P polarisation microscope for the investigation of crystalline structures such as minerals, plastics and polymers, drugs and pharmaceuticals, or pigments and cement
The Leica DM4 M and Leica DM6 M upright microscopes for materials investigation have been introduced by Leica Microsystems. Both instruments have been designed for imaging, measurement, and analysis of similar features across many samples and materials
Advances in optical metrology equipment are helping the semiconductor industry increase productivity and reduce downtime, finds Keely Portway
Andy Extance finds the pains and gains of laser light’s different behaviour in water for oceanographers using lidar
Carlos Lee, Epic’s director general, talks to Martina Mueller, CEO of 3D AG, a Swiss company specialising in micro and nanotechnology and holographic structures
David Giltner, founder of TurningScience, discusses whether these two seemingly different career paths can successfully overlap
Matthew Dale reports on the association’s yearly event, where the importance of diversity, photonics funding and investment were to the fore
Géraldine Andrieux, at Blumorpho, shares her top tips on getting investors’ attention as a startup
Scientists have developed a lensless, infrared spectral-imaging system for medical diagnostics
A metaform is a new optical component that can combine with freeform optics to enable compact AR/VR headsets and eyewear. (Image: University of Rochester illustration/Michael Osadciw)
Researchers have combined freeform optics and a metasurface to deliver high-quality AR/VR glasses that are compact and easy to wear
